Oh my, what a tragic show this is. How much pain is here, hidden in the depths of everyone. Take Pete, for example? In appearance, a happy family man with a wonderful wife and a successful job. But he unsuccessfully tries to become the big man, like his colleagues, and he is so desperately trying to do it throughout the episode: but he can't fix the tap, and he can't even fight. But he tries to act like the the big men! What is the problem? And the problem is in his irrepressible desire for more, in the eternal desire to be more important and more powerful than he already is. This contrasts beautifully with Ken and his quiet passion for writing stories: he knows how to find what makes him happy, and no amount of ambition compares to that. Pete's ambition only results in a broken face and a look that he can't get.
Or, take a look at Lane, who so longs to feel needed. A similar problem with Pete, but at the same time completely difdifferent. Here, he has a chance to prove it, but is immediately deprived of this action, demonstrating that he, too, will not become a "big man" in any way. He might forever remain a quirky foreigners in everyone's eyes.
Overall, very solid tragic character and great writing throughout the entire episode!